My Sweet Little Village

1985 1h 38m CS

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 88

Comedy

Synopsis

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The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as an assistant truck driver with Mr. Pávek, his older colleague and practical-minded neighbor. Pávek's family takes care of Otík, whose parents are dead. However, the two coworkers become at odds over Otík's inability to perform even the simplest tasks. Pávek demands that Otík be transferred to assist another driver, who happens to be a choleric and suspicious man named Turek (Turk in Czech). Rather than work with Turek, Otík decides to accept an offer of employment in Prague, but finds he does not fit in to the city life. After discovering that the transfer of Otík to Prague was a trick by a crooked politician to get a deal on Otík's large inherited house, Pávek agrees to give Otík a second chance and retrieves him from the city to resume their work together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

János Bán
Otík
Marián Labuda
Pávek
Rudolf Hrušínský
doktor Skružný
Petr Čepek
Josef Turek
Libuše Šafránková
Jana Turková
Jan Hartl
Václav Kašpar
Miloslav Štibich
Kalina
Rudolf Hrušínský
Honza Kalina, ml.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jiří Menzel
Writers: Zdeněk Svěrák, Zdeněk Svěrák
Languages: Czech, Slovak
Countries: Czechoslovakia

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, Slovak.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jiří Menzel, shot by Jaromír Šofr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jiří Šust. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jiří Brožek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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János Bán and Marián Labuda and Rudolf Hrušínský carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090257 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jiří Menzel directs. Jaromír Šofr behind the camera. Jiří Šust scores. Jiří Brožek cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Dialogue in Czech, Slovak.

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Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, Slovak.
3Directed by Jiří Menzel, shot by Jaromír Šofr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jiří Šust. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jiří Brožek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6János Bán and Marián Labuda and Rudolf Hrušínský carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0090257 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.